I had such fun playing with this Nursery Nest Designer Series Paper to make another Mother's Day card. I even found this scallop trim scrap in my Whisper White scraps from the Tasteful Trim Die #120893. I pulled out the Broadsheet Alphabet to stamp "Mom". I thought I might add some bling to the word but decided to just add the pearls at the bottom. It's just a nice, soft, pretty color scheme in this designer paper.
Be sure you send your mom a beautiful card for Mother's Day this Sunday!
Mother's Day is coming up on Sunday, May 13th, so here is an idea for a Mother's Day card for you. One time in a stamp camp my stampers made a similar card using the Round Tab punch #119864 (it's retiring!) to make these purses, and I think it is one of the most memorable cards. Everybody liked it and people still remember making that cute card! Just think of the interchangeable purses and designs you can make with this Round Tab Punch! (if you get it before it retires!)
For this card I used Blushing Bride (a retiring In Color) as the card base and Nursery Nest Designer Series Paper #122347 (not necessarily just for babies!) And I made my own little designer paper by stamping a flower from Clearly For You with Blushing Bride ink.
To make the little purses, just punch your paper with the Round Tab Punch. Either fold in half or cut in half to get the purse shape. For the little purse flap, I punched a portion of the Small Oval Punch #120908. Making the purse strap was a little more difficult since we no longer have the smaller oval punch. But I punched a portion with the Large Oval Punch #119855 and then punched again with the same punch, just up a little higher (look at the underside of your punch) to make the handle. It makes very skinny sides of the straps, but that's what I did. You could also just cut out with scissors.
You could make this card for several other occasions….just change the greeting!
You can check all the Stampin' Up! Retiring Products by clicking the link on the right sidebar!
Here are the beginnings of the graduation announcements I am making for my son. Of course they should be in the mail by now, but that's okay! These are such a combination of elements….from a retired graduation stamp, to paper from the college bookstore, to the frame and name of school made in My Digital Studio, retired Really Rust card stock to the current Naturally Serif Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die (but retiring) #113453 and the Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder #123128. They're all assembled now…just have to adhere the actual announcement to the inside and get them in the mail! Nothing like the last minute!
If you need ideas for graduation cards or announcements, just check the "Graduation" category over in the right sidebar. And then if you need some stamping supplies (or My Digital Studio downloads) just go shop at my Stampin' Up! Online Store HERE.
Stampin' Up! announced that because of the short time period between the end of the Occasions Mini Catalog and the new catalog, they would just make the carryover stamp sets available NOW!
So you can purchase any of these stamp sets without waiting!
| Stamp Set Name |
Item Number |
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Wood-Mount |
Clear-Mount |
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| Baby Prints |
125470 |
125472 |
| Love & Laughter |
125475 |
125477 |
| Bordering on Romance |
125480 |
125482 |
| Apothecary Art |
125525 |
125527 |
| Mixed Bunch |
125535 |
125537 |
| Tea Shoppe |
125545 |
125547 |
| Mouthwatering |
125675 |
125677 |
| Loving Thoughts |
125843 |
125845 |
| Salon de thé |
125934 |
125936 |
| Etiquetas florales |
– |
125941 |
| Art floral |
125964 |
125966 |
Today's card is made with the retiring stamp set Baroque Motifs #113490, and I used the Stampin' Up! Color Coach #120148 to choose my basic colors! When I looked up Pear Pizzazz, the Color Coach showed Rich Razzleberry and Tempting Turquoise. Then for the stamped flowers I also used Daffodil Delight and Tangerine Tango to brighten up the card as well as some pearls and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter. Baroque Motifs was such an elegant and versatile set when it came out and still is today.
Click here for Stampin' Up! Retiring Stamps List These stamps are available only until May 31st. Don't forget to put in your order! You can use my Online Store HERE or email me with your order.
Don't forget….if you can't live with the Summer Smooches Collection of products, you've got to get them by April 30th….or you'll have to wait until the new catalog comes out! This is such a bright, happy suite I'm sure you will love it!
On this card I just used the beautiful red dotted paper in the Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper, cut a square with the Bigz Scallop Squares Duo Die for the Big Shot, and stamped a vase with the Bright Blossoms Stamp Set. The flowers are punched with the Boho Blossoms Punch #119858 to give a little 3-D effect to the card. And why not add some bling with the Rhinestone Jewels?!
You can find all the Summer Smooches products HERE in my Online Store!
I've been wanting to make a card similar to this for awhile. With the release of the Stampin' Up! Retired Accessories list yesterday, I saw the beautiful Lace Ribbon Border Punch #122362 on it and decided it was time to make this card! I incorporated the retiring 2010-2012 In Colors as well…at least four of them: Concord Crush, Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, and Poppy Parade. The First Edition Specialty Paper #121878 is not retiring. I made the flower out of that and the Blossom Punch #125603 (in the Occasions Mini), secured with a retiring Circle Fire Rhinestone Brad #109110. The brads are one of the discounted items on the retirement list. The ribbon on my card is the Pear Pizzazz 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon #119265, also retiring.
Be sure to check the list of retiring Stampin' Up! Accessories HERE as soon as possible because they are only available while supplies last!
Also, check this list of Definitely Decorative items retiring HERE.
The Inspired By Nature #111656 stamp set by Stampin' Up! is one of the many retiring stamp sets come May 31st. It was quite a popular stamp set and you can see why….so versatile for many occasions. Just change the greeting to convey your message. Two sentiments come with it, but of course you can add one from any other stamp set….or leave it plain. Can you see this stamp set being used for a graduation, birthday, get well, or just a note card?
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Stamps: Inspired By Nature
Ink: Old Olive, Baja Breeze, Early Espresso
Paper: Early Espresso Card Stock, Confetti White Card Stock #102028
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers: Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Early Espresso; Aquapainter #103954, Jumbo Brads 5/16" Neutrals #112534
Check the Retiring Stamps List HERE.
And then shop online HERE!
Fabulous Florets (p. 107) is one of those sets in my collection that has been a little bit neglected, but with springtime here it was time to pull it out! It coordinates with the Beyond the Garden Designer Series Paper #122342, which you can see I used as a strip near the bottom of my card. I imagine most of the designer paper will be retired soon so I wanted to use some of this before it is gone. The colors and designs of flowers are so bright and cheerful!
I stamped the flower stem on my Whisper White card stock and a flower or two, but then I also stamped three flowers on scrap paper and cut them out. Then I adhered to my stamped stems, popped up on Stampin' Dimensionals #104430 (who could live without Stampin' Dimensionals??!). The center flower used one of the new Summer Smooches Fabric Brads #125589. They add so much…..but be careful, they are only available during April and will NOT be in the next new catalog in June.
And here are photos of some real flowers from the Houston Azalea Trail in March that I don't think I posted yet. After touring this garden along the bayou, the rains came and we got soaked! Glad we went to this garden first!
Have a great weekend! Don't forget to check out the retiring stamp set list!
Often times we think it is difficult to come up with a card for a boy or a man, but once you put your mind to it, it's really not impossible! And nothing says this card couldn't be for a girl, but I did need a card for a young boy.
This is a gate-fold card, which is very easy to make. Once you have the idea, you could vary the size to whatever you need. I started with a 5 1/4" x 12" piece of card stock for the base. It is scored at 2", 4", 8" and 10". That gives you a 4" center with each side (4") folded in half.
Here is the inside decorated with the Big Top Birthday Designer Series Paper #122348. Besides just using the paper, I cut out some images to place on the card. Also, another fun thing is to add die-cuts from the Big Top Birthday Quick Accents #122368.
You can do various things with the front of the card. I chose to make a belly band around, cut out a medallion from the Perfect Pennants Die #123126 and stuck on a self-adhesive accent from the Quick Accents. You can find the designer paper and the Quick Accents on the main catalog on pages 186-7. All of these papers and Quick Accents are great for scrapbooking, but you can use them for any kind of project!
To shop for any Stampin' Up! products, just click HERE. Be sure to check the Clearance Rack if you are doing an online order (last week Stampin' Up! added a lot of new items to the Clearance Rack but inventory can change rapidly depending on demand)….and don't forget about the Retired List of stamp sets! (this is an updated list to print in black and white if you choose).
Since the Stampin' Up! retiring stamp sets list came out yesterday, I thought it would be fun to pick a stamp set on that list to make a card. Ornate Blossom #117094 is just a single stamp that I bought because I saw a demonstrator at the Stampin' Up! Convention making some cute and easy cards with it. I'd have to go back and look at my Convention photos to remember exactly what she made, but this card today is copied from the example in the Stampin' Up! catalog. I may have added a little too much "bling", but who knows, maybe some of you will like it this way!
The greeting on the card is from Grateful Greetings #116511, another retiring stamp set and one that I will miss!
To see the Stampin' Up! Retiring Stamps List, click HERE. The print will be small but it is a pdf file so click on your computer setting to zoom in to see it larger! Lots of stamp sets on there! Stamps will be available until May 31st.
The retiring Accessories List will be revealed April 25th. Definitely Decorative and Simply Adorned are already known to be going away…so if you want any of those pieces, go ahead and order ahead of the announcement!
Don't forget! With all the past excitement over Sale-A-Bration and now the anticipation of the retired list of stamps coming out April 15th, it is easy to overlook the Occasions Mini Catalog. But this catalog only lasts until the end of April, so you just have about two weeks to go! I imagine some of the products will be carried over, but until we know for sure, be sure to order your "must haves" from this mini catalog before April 30th!
Did you know you can get the "recipe" for each project pictured in the Occasions Mini? Just click HERE. This will give you a list of the supplies used in each project and that usually is enough for you to figure out how to make the project. If not, just ask me!
To shop for any Occasions Mini products or any other great Stampin' Up! products, just click HERE to shop at my online store anytime. Then click on whatever category you want on the left. Don't forget to check the Clearance Rack as well!
We're all going to be needing graduation and other all-occasion cards soon so it's time to get started so you will be ready! I got the idea for this card in the Occasions Mini Catalog. This card is 3 1/2" x 4 1/4" so it's kind of a cute smaller size! After I cut it at 7" length, I realize that the piece I had cut off would make a good size pouch on the inside to hold a check, cash or gift card….so I made another one, cutting my paper at 4 1/4" x 8 1/2". I scored at 3 1/2" from one end and 1 1/2" from the other…or you could say 3 1/2" and 7". The top is embossed with the Stripes Embossing Folder #123128. Since the paper is shorter you have to line it up carefully in the embossing folder up to the fold and straight on the sides.
Other supplies:
Stamps: Elements of Style, Rue Des Fleurs
Ink: Cajun Craze, Stazon Black
Accessories: Labels Collection Framelits Die #125598, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch #119854, Hemp Twine #100982
Here is the inside:
Very simple and yet so versatile! Just embellish for whatever person or occasion you need a card for with a little gift inside!
To shop for any stamping supplies, just click HERE.
The stamp set, paper and fabric brad used on this card are all from the Summer Smooches Suite by Stampin' Up! It's a sneak peek of what will be in the new Stampin' Up! catalog in June….yes June! But you can purchase any of the items in the suite during the month of April! (The fabric brads will not be available in the catalog, so get them while you can!)
Mostly people are using the stem I stamped as flowers, but I thought they could look like cherries on a stem! It reminds me of Mary Englebreit, an artist from St. Louis…surely you know who Mary Englebreit is! I've always loved her illustrations and colors…and being from St. Louis doesn't hurt either since that is where I grew up!
To add some dimension, I added a bit of Crystal Effects #101055 to each cherry. If you look at the photo again, you can probably notice the shininess (is that a word?) of the cherries. It takes a few minutes to dry and then it becomes a high-gloss image. Crystal Effects is also useful as an adhesive….sometimes around the house! No stamper should be without it, so put it on your next order…with the Summer Smooches!
Images copyright Stampin' Up! 2012
Learned From The Easter Bunny
All I need to know I learned from the Easter Bunny
Don't put all your eggs in one basket
Walk softly and carry a big carrot
Everyone needs a friend who is all ears.
There's no such thing as too much candy.
All work and no play can make you a basket case.
A cute little tail attracts a lot of attention.
Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day.
Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits.
Some body parts should be floppy.
Keep your paws off other people's jelly beans.
Good things come in small sugar-coated packages.
The grass is always greener in someone else's basket.
An Easter bonnet can tame even the wildest hare.
To show your true colors you have to come out of your shell!
~ Author Unknown